Chapter 158: Fleeing to a New World, Tomorrow Will Be Better
Chapter 158: Fleeing to a New World, Tomorrow Will Be Better
“A bunch of old scoundrels, so shameless—a group of big shots putting on an act just to kill me?”
“If they had given me some real benefits, I would have died on my own.”
Chen Xiyi cursed and grumbled. He did not choose to revive immediately. After secretly listening to the Qi Refiners’ conversation, he chose to revive at his Homestead.
Maybe it was because he had a Soul, or maybe it was because of his Primordial Spirit, but after dying, he could now run as a ghost. He did not have to stay in place like before.
After circling around, he found that the Qi Refiners could not detect him. So he wanted to listen more. Unfortunately, the Qi Refiners left after only a few words.
Chen Xiyi thought about following them, since he seemed to be invincible in this state. Sadly, his movement range was limited, probably due to running as a ghost.
“This is a big problem. Could this world be ruined? With my situation, before they broke cover, they were afraid I would cause trouble and acted with me. But if I show up now, they might pin me down and take me to the Holy Purple Iris Empire to be killed.”
He never expected that he would become some kind of Outer Demon. But thinking about it, it made sense—after all, he was an outsider. It was not like there was another transmigrator in this world for him to take the blame.
That was impossible. If there was really a transmigrator, the Qi Refiners would not focus on him. They would target the real transmigrator, since that person was legitimate, while he had snuck in using the Cycle Function.
“What exactly are these Qi Refiners? It seemed they had already killed many transmigrators. Even I was targeted from the start. It was only because I was a Player that I could revive.”
Chen Xiyi could not help but imagine a group of powerful, cunning Qi Refiner bosses accompanying a newbie transmigrator who had just arrived. Before this newbie could achieve great things, every step of his future was planned by these Qi Refiners, and in the end, he was sent to the New World to be sacrificed.
As for rewards, the Phoenix Bloodline and knight legacy collected from Chris, like the Spiritual Root collected from Dong Shen before, were completely unusable. He did not have the corresponding Module to install them. Only the knight costume could be worn.
Chen Xiyi guessed that the earlier contact was likely to give him the Void Heaven spell to track him. At that time, he could teleport within the Shelter, so they were unsure about his situation.
After obtaining Void Heaven, everything became much simpler.
As for what followed, it was all to lull him into a false sense of security, finally using Yue Yu to send him to the Holy Purple Iris Empire.
The earlier share was just bait to pique Chen Xiyi’s curiosity, similar to how he obtained the Dragon-Settling Nine Chapters.
“So, what should I do now?”
Chen Xiyi had two paths ahead. One was to continue in this world and wage guerrilla warfare against the Qi Refiners. But he felt he definitely could not win. More likely, he would be waiting to get beaten up.
That Chris was just a defective product cultivated by the Qi Refiners. Chen Xiyi had to rely on ten thousand triple-Enchantment TNT to take him down, let alone facing the Qi Refiners themselves.
The other option was to run away. His Cycle Function had cooled down two years ago. So, he could abandon this impossibly difficult world.
Yes, this world was not somewhere a newbie like Chen Xiyi could manage. From the start, they stripped him bare, with a group of big shots waiting for a transmigrator like him.
“Alright, I’ll run away. Staying here won’t change the situation. As for Li Zhao and Mi Hong, alas, I can only wish them the best. I can only send some equipment and food to help them survive.”
The only way to break through in this world was to have strength greater than those Qi Refiners.
But that was impossible. From beginning to end, the Qi Refiners never made a move, yet the pressure they put on Chen Xiyi was as heavy as a mountain.
“Two sets of triple-Enchantment alloy armor. For weapons, I’ll give swords. Using Firearms requires bullets. Cold weapons can be used until their Durability runs out. If a Firearm runs out of bullets, it can only be used as a hard-headed hammer.”
“That should be enough. It’s fine for bullying ordinary people. As long as they don’t run into Qi Refiners, it should be okay.”
He quickly made two sets of alloy equipment and finished the Enchantment. After adding some food, he sent everything out. He did not know if friends would remain across worlds, but enemies were all cleared after crossing worlds.
After packing everything into attachments and writing a long message, he sent it to Li Zhao. There was no need to send one to Mi Hong; he could let Li Zhao pass it on. He was too lazy to write another one.
After sending the letter, he decisively activated the Cycle Function and left this world. He did not wait for a reply because he knew it was meaningless.
[Your friend: Warlord Li Zhao has gone offline.]
[Your friend: Chamber of Commerce President Mi Hong has gone offline.]
[Your friend: …]
…
“Brother Chen, you’ve left.”
After reading the letter, Li Zhao was about to write a reply when his hand suddenly froze. He did not know where to send this letter. Before, he never had to think about such things.
Looking at the large package beside him, although he did not know where Chen Xiyi had gone, he felt that his close friend had departed, and they might never meet again.
‘Since transmigrating to this world these years, it has been a time of chaos. Sadly, I have the will to fight the enemy but not the power to change fate.’
Li Zhao looked at the sky and sighed inwardly.
Over these years, he had vaguely learned about this world’s extraordinariness, though he had never witnessed it himself.
He actually had many Feng Shui Masters and Magicians under his command, but their abilities were quite limited. They were not highly regarded, as they had not become Qi Refiners and only knew a few tricks.
Now, after Chen Xiyi revealed the truth about the Qi Refiner World in his letter, he finally felt the depth of this world’s despair.
Of course, Chen Xiyi also advised him in the letter not to expand. It was best to fortify walls, stockpile grain, and avoid proclaiming himself king. When someone unified the land, he should surrender peacefully.
‘I suppose Brother Chen was also a Qi Refiner. I wonder how long his journey will take.’
Although he felt they might never meet again, he still thought life needed some hope, didn’t it?
…
“All friends are offline. It seems friends aren’t cleared, but I can’t send letters anymore.”
Seeing the “offline” status next to all his friends in the friend list, he found it both funny and frustrating.
“A world without Qi Mechanism, this is a bit miserable. The cloud range of my Innate Gang Qi shrank to ten meters. My physical fitness and special abilities remained unchanged, and the System was fully functional.”
“Idle experience dropped by one hundred percent. This is a real setback. Only with the Qi Mechanism enhanced by the Fairies could I continue gaining idle experience to level up my Primordial Spirit, but the efficiency is terribly slow.”
After glancing at the Game Map, the Qi Mechanism map that should have been there had disappeared.
“One Module marked as a golden dot, and one item with Historical Connotation marked as a blue dot. The energy level of this world isn’t high.”
Looking up at the sky, there were no huge floating nicknames, which made Chen Xiyi very relieved. “This is the normal difficulty. The Qi Refiner World wasn’t something ordinary people could handle.”
He could now judge the world’s strength based on the Modules and items with Historical Connotation on the Game Map.
For example, in the Qi Refiner World, Modules were everywhere, indicating opportunities to become a Supernatural Being were abundant.
If there was only one, it meant that only one item recognized by the Home Game as a Module remained, likely lost to time.
And the item with Historical Connotation also suggested this world’s history wasn’t very long, or perhaps there were gaps, otherwise how could there only be one item with complete Spirituality?
It was probably similar in difficulty to the Great Li Kingdom World, maybe a bit higher.
Because this Module was complete, not fragmented.
“The Module is a bit far from me. I’ll go get that item with Historical Connotation first.” After thinking for a moment, Chen Xiyi decided to obtain the Fairy’s point first.
“But I should first figure out what this world is like. It seems to be a martial world?”
Chen Xiyi saw many NPCs with “Jianghu Practitioner” as their prefix on the Game Map.
“I think Jianghu would have a lot to talk about with these Jianghu Practitioners, since they both have ‘Jianghu’ in their names.”
“But martial worlds are good. Based on the Game Map’s feedback, it must be low-level martial arts, without those terrifying beings who can burn mountains and boil seas. This is the correct way to transmigrate from an Age of Dharma Decline.”
He held quite a grudge against the Qi Refiners from the previous world.
His situation was like going from “The Deer and the Cauldron” directly to “Legends of the Swordsmen of Mount Shu”—such a mean trick.
Using techniques like Divine Movement Hundred Changes against a bunch of sword immortals? If he didn’t die from a sword through the heart, it was only because their flying swords missed.
“Let’s go, let’s go. This time I’m going to crush some noobs.”
Chen Xiyi smiled, feeling extremely pleased. In a mere martial world, he refused to believe anyone could break his defense.
With his alloy suit on, anyone who came would die.
Plus, his Formless Astral Energy meant he could knock out opponents with one punch.
Even without using Formless Astral Energy, his hands strengthened by the mighty ox could smash even the Golden Wheel Monk, who practiced the Thirteen Layers of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, into pulp with one punch.
“Cough, cough. I should still be careful and not get too arrogant. If someone like Xiao Sanxiao or One Page Book showed up, I’d probably get beaten up again.”
If this world had Qi Mechanism, he would not be afraid. But it did not. If such people really existed here, Chen Xiyi would have to put on the mask of pain again.
“Come to think of it, ‘Legends of the Swordsmen of Mount Shu’ started out as a martial arts novel too, not categorized as fantasy or xianxia.”
With that thought, the upper limit of martial arts novels immediately rose high.
After suffering a beating from the Qi Refiners, Chen Xiyi thought the first thing he should do was make some good friends.
His requirement was not high—just save someone’s life and get their Favorability to 4 stars.
In martial worlds, fighting and killing were common. Saving someone should not be difficult. The hard part was saving someone truly righteous and heroic.
Saving a scoundrel would just bring trouble. Only by saving those righteous and heroic types could he make better use of his friend circle.
For example, people like Qiao Feng or Shi Potian—they were the ones who made good friends and brothers.
He should avoid people like Wei Xiaobao; that kind could get him into trouble, and their Favorability probably would not go high.
He expected to stay in this world for quite some time. The Cycle Function’s cooldown would likely be measured in years. So, having some friends would be beneficial.
He took out his alloy horse. There was no car.
Chen Xiyi confirmed the direction and location, then mounted the horse.
He did not care where he was. He just headed toward the blue dot on the Game Map.
He was in a desolate wilderness. Definitely no one to ask for directions. Even if he asked, he might not get the right place.
He had no idea which city that blue dot was in.
He could only proceed blindly, following his own method for now.
“I wonder if this world has people like Bai Xiaosheng or organizations like the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. Otherwise, where would all these Jianghu rumors come from?”
As a martial world, it would not be complete without establishments like the Come Joy Inn, Bai Xiaosheng, Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, and similar groups.